Medina (singer)
Medina Danielle Oona Valbak (born November 30, 1982 in Aarhus ; actually Andrea Fuentealba Valbak ) is a Danish pop and dance singer and songwriter .
Career
Medina has a Danish mother and a Chilean father and grew up in Aarhus. Her name Medina is one of the names she chose herself in 2005 after visiting a numerologist .
In the mid-2000s she was discovered by the producer duo "Providers" and signed to their label Soulcamp . Her debut album Tæt på was released there , but it met with little response.
She had her breakthrough in 2008 with the song Kun for mig (translated “Just for me”). The song became a club hit and also hit the radio and sales charts. By the end of January 2009, the single rose to number 1 on the Danish charts and stayed in the top 10 for almost six months. It was sold over 75,000 times and achieved double platinum status. The song was viewed over four million times on both her MySpace page and YouTube.
In May 2009, Medina was part of Denmark's five-person jury at the Eurovision Song Contest .
In July she released a new version of her hit titled Kun for dig ("Only for you") together with her label colleague, the rapper LOC. She immediately rose to number 1 in the Danish charts. Shortly thereafter, Velkommen til Medina was her third number 1 in a row. The debut album of the same name entered the top 10 of the album charts in September. In the fall she took an English-language version of Kun for mig titled You and I on. It reached number 1 on the UK dance charts and was also successful in the official UK charts .
At the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 Medina was named best Danish performer.
In spring 2010 she made it into the charts across Europe with her single You and I and into the top 10 of the German single charts.
In June 2010 she was the victim of a Muslim campaign at a concert, which is bothered by her nickname "Medina". She was pelted with eggs during the performance, but continued the performance after a short break.
In 2011, she joined with the British Grime - Rapper Tinie Tempah at The Dome with the song Invincible on.
In 2011 she was also seen as a guest star in Sat.1 - Telenovela Anna und die Liebe (episode 647).
On February 26, 2016, after a 4 year break, the singer released her new, English-language album "We survive", which was released internationally at the same time. After a week, the album promptly placed 39 on the official German album sales charts.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
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 CH
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 UK
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 DK
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| 2007 | Tæt på | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 17, 2007
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| 2009 | Come to Medina |
DE9  (23 weeks)DE |
AT45 (4 weeks) AT |
CH24 (9 weeks) CH |
- |
DK2  × 5
(96 weeks)DK |
First published: August 31, 2009
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| 2010 | Welcome to Medina[DE: ↑][AT: ↑][CH: ↑][UK: ↑] |
DK11 (12 weeks)DK |
First published: July 23, 2010
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| 2011 | For altid |
DE8 (14 weeks) DE |
AT39 (3 weeks) AT |
CH13 (16 weeks) CH |
- |
DK2 × 3
(75 weeks)DK |
First published: September 18, 2011
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| 2012 | Forever[DE: ↑][AT: ↑][CH: ↑][UK: ↑] |
DK5 (9 weeks) DK |
First published: June 1, 2012
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| 2016 | We Survive |
DE39 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
DK20 (1 week) DK |
First published: February 26, 2016
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| 2018 | Grim | - | - | - | - |
DK5 (4 weeks)DK |
First published: October 12, 2018
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Awards
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Club Awards
- 2010: in the category "Årets Artist"
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Danish DeeJay Awards
- 2010: in the category "Årets Danske Artist"
- 2010: in the category "Årets Danske Album" (Velkommen til Medina)
- 2010: in the category "Årets Danske DeeJay-Favorit" (Velkommen til Medina)
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Danish Music Awards
- 2010: in the category "Årets Danske Album" (Velkommen til Medina)
- 2010: in the category "Årets Danske Kvindelige Kunstner"
- 2010: in the category "Årets Nye Danske Navn"
- 2010: in the category "Årets Danske Sangskriver" (Velkommen til Medina)
- 2010: in the category "Årets Danske Hit" (Vi To)
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MTV Europe Music Awards
- 2009: in the "Best Danish Act" category
- 2012: in the "Best Danish Act" category
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Zulu Awards
- 2010: in the category "Årets Danske Sangerinde"
swell
- ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: article in urban.dk, April 30, 2009 )
- ↑ Interview on kulturnews.de , August 2010
- ↑ Album rating for Tæt på , gaffa.dk, September 2007
- ↑ Label page Providers Music ( memento of the original from July 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Announcement at I Like Music
- ↑ Danish jury votes published ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , EuroVisionary.com, May 21, 2009
- ↑ UK Video , TheVoice.dk, September 21, 2009
- ↑ Interview on kulturnews.de , August 2010
- ↑ Unge kastede æg på Medina , June 7, 2010
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK DK
Web links
- official homepage (German)
- Breathless before Pop - Interview with Medina in the magazine kulturnews (August 2010)
- Medina Interview - on Bonedo.de
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Medina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valbak, Medina Danielle Oona (full name); Valbak, Andrea Fuentealba (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish R&B and hip hop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aarhus , Denmark |